Meredith Downes Meredith Downes
Professor
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 207
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- About
- Selected Research
Biography
Meredith Downes joined the MQM Department at ISU in 1997.
Current Courses
MGT 350.001 International Management
MGT 385.012 Organizational Strategy
MGT 385.016 Organizational Strategy
IB 398.091 Professional Practice: Internship International Business
Teaching Interests & Areas
International Business, International Management, Strategic Management
Research Interests & Areas
Expatriation, Corporate Governance
Grants and Contracts
Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Katie School of Insurance. 2016 - 2016
Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Katie School of Insurance. 2015 - 2015
Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Katie School of Insurance. 2012 - 2012
SoTL
Meredith Downes
Center for Teaching and Learning Technologies. 2012 - 2012
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 2012 - 2012
Coleman Research Grant
Meredith Downes, Mark Hoelscher
Coleman Foundation. 2010 - 2010
Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes, Masoud Hemmasi
Katie School of Insurance. 2010 - 2010
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 2010 - 2010
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 2009 - 2009
Faculty Development Grand
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2008 - 2008
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes, Iris Varner
Illinois State University. 2007 - 2007
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2006 - 2006
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2006 - 2006
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2005 - 2005
Scholarhsip for Teaching and Learning Research Grant
Meredith Downes, Iris Varner, Luke Musinski
Illinois State University Center for Teaching and Learning Technologies. 2005 - 2005
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes, Gail S Russ
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2004 - 2004
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Gail S Russ, Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2003 - 2003
Katie of School Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Gail S Russ, Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2002 - 2002
Katie School of Insurance Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2001 - 2001
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 2000 - 2000
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 1999 - 1999
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 1998 - 1998
Conference Proceeding
Expatriate effectiveness: Measuring what matters
Meredith Downes, Masoud Hemmasi, & Iris Varner
Association for Global Business, (2008)
Kemper's runoff: What's governance got to do with it?
Meredith Downes
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, (2008)
The effect of the Big Five on multiple expatriate outcomes
Meredith Downes, Masoud Hemmasi, & Iris I. Varner
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, (2008)
Board composition and rate of response to managerial incompetence
Meredith Downes
American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, (2001)
Who trusts whom? Trust in the context of national culture
Meredith Downes, M Hemmasi, L A Graf, L Kelley, & L Huff
Academy of Business Administration, (2000)
Racioethnic differences in consumer decision making styles
S S Friday, L M Zalka, Meredith Downes, S R Pery, & K Paul
Academy of Marketing Science, (1998)
Consumer sensitivity to corporate social performance in the Anglo cluster of countries
L Zalka, Meredith Downes, & K Paul
Eastern Academy of Management Proceedings, (1997)
Creating a tool for mass marketing: A three-country study
Meredith Downes, L Zalka, S R Perry, S S Friday, & K Paul
Academy of International Business - Annual Meeting, (1996)
Human resource practices in ASEAN: A comparative analysis
Meredith Downes
Academy of International Business - Annual Meeting, (1995)
Instructor's Manual
Managing Internationally
Meredith Downes
Sage Publications, 728, (2007)
Other
The Cultural Novelty of CEO Experience and Its Effect on Firm Performance
Meredith Downes & Alex J Barelka
The JGM Bitblog, Emerald Publishing, (2024)
Developer, Video Teaching Guide
Meredith Downes
Wiley and Sons, (2015)
Presentations
Downes, M. and Galloway, T. (2024). Do Staggered Boards and Embedded Networks Insulate Underperforming CEOs? A Test of the Entrenchment Hypothesis.
Meredith Downes, Tera Galloway
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, Las Vegas, NV, October 22, 2024
Applying Multiple Theoretical Perspectives in Connecting International Boards to Firm Performance
Meredith Downes, Alex J Barelka
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD), Las Vegas, NV, October 22, 2022
International Experience and Firm Performance Revisited
Meredith Downes, Alex J Barelka
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, Las Vegas NV, October, 2021
Variations in Glass Ceiling Perceptions
Meredith Downes, Alex J Barelka
College Park Maryland, , 2018
Connecting goverance to CEO replacement and organizational recovery
Meredith Downes
Atlantic City New Jersey, , 2017
The risk of inadequate governance: Board composition, CEO replacement, and organizational recovery
Meredith Downes
Barcelona Spain, , 2015
Learning outcomes of college study abroad programs and the effects of culture shock
Meredith Downes, Barbara Ribbens
Prague Czech Republic, , 2013
Prepared discussions for 5 manuscripts
Meredith Downes
null, , 2012
Cultural distance and expatriate adjustment revisited
Meredith Downes, Masoud Hemmasi
Nagoya Japan, , 2011
Regional economic integration: From theory to measurement
Meredith Downes, Mark Hoelscher
Nagoya Japan, , 2011
The role of national culture in explaining entrepreneurial orientation
Meredith Downes
Newport Beach California, , 2011
Strategic Analysis of Expatriation: An Application of the Importance-Performance Model
Meredith Downes, Masoud Hemmasi
Rome Italy, , 2010
Spring 2008 - Particpated in a WebEx seminar on a simulation called Business Strategy Game. Time commitment was approximately 1.5 hours, and I was paid $150 for this activity.
Meredith Downes
null, , 2008
Corporate Governance: An overview of key topics
Gail S. Russ, Meredith Downes
Normal Illinois, June, 2006
Corporate governance in a somewhat-hard-to-crack nutshell
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Urbana Illinois, June, 2005
Disney and the new governance landscape
Meredith Downes, Gail Russ, P Ryan
Kansas City Missouri, , 2004
Governance legislation and litigation: The Disney response.
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Chicago Illinois, August, 2004
Trust and access to capital: The role of corporate governance in the Russian insurance environment.
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Bloomington Illinois, July, 2004
Corporate governance and the insurance industry: Theory, practice, and implications
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Springfield Illinois, May, 2004
Governance and corporate reputation: A review and synthesis of Sarbanes-Oxley, NYSE, and Nasdaq regulations
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Ft. Lauderdale Florida, May, 2004
When governance mechanisms fail to govern: The case of Enron and its board of directors
Meredith Downes, Gail Russ
Ft. Lauderdale Florida, May, 2004
Best practices in corporate governance
Meredieth Downes, Gail Russ
Bloomington Illinois, April, 2004
Corporate governance, business ethics, and regulation: Problem solved?
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Bloomington Illinois, January, 2004
Corporate governance best practices
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Bloomington Illinois, April, 2003
Corporate governance and directors and officers liability insurance: An overview of best practices.
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Bloomington Illinois, March, 2003